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April 2, 2025

Aptos’ Isaiah Work, Ella Shoemaker named Preps of the Week | Pajaronian Sports Ticker

This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of April 8-14.    Preps of the Week Boys: Aptos High senior Isaiah Work had one double and one RBI to help the Mariners baseball team edge Scotts Valley...

Grizzlies maintain positive attitude despite ongoing struggles | High school baseball

In January, baseball coaches within the Pacific Coast Athletic League have a meeting before the first set of practices begin at the end of the month.  One of the questions always raised for Pajaro Valley High is how many kids are going to show up,...

Mariners remain determined during rebuilding year | SCCAL girls volleyball 

Aptos High girls volleyball team is making huge steps forward in the ultra-competitive Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League after finding success in what is still a young 2023 season.  Early results have the Mariners in a second tier behind league leaders Santa Cruz and Harbor...

Aptos’ Trent Nosky sprints to victory at SCCAL finals | High school cross country

WATSONVILLE—Aptos High senior Trent Nosky continuously looked over his shoulder as he made his way toward the finish line in last week’s league finals. It wasn’t a sprint to the finish but he was still cautious enough to know that anything can happen at the...

Watsonville inks Manny Contreras as new football head coach

Watsonville High announced Thursday that Manny Contreras was named the new football head coach for the upcoming 2024 season. “I always had dreams of becoming a teacher and always had dreams of becoming a head coach of a program,” he said. “Things started falling and...

Pacific Coast Athletic League all-league teams | High school boys soccer

St. Francis High sophomore Liam Rawson was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division's Offensive Player of the Year for the 2023-24 boys soccer season. The coaches within the league voted for Rawson during the annual end-of-the-season meeting. Rawson had 11 goals...

Watsonville drops preseason finale to SLV | High school football roundup

It was a defensive gridlock matchup last week between Watsonville and San Lorenzo Valley high schools as neither team allowed a single point until the fourth quarter. Seemingly every four plays the defense would force a punt, going back and forth like a ping pong...

Grizzlies highly optimistic following speedy start | PCAL boys soccer preview

WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley High boys soccer coach Cesar Rojas  wanted to test his players and made it a point to schedule some of the toughest non-league opponents around in the area. The Grizzlies—who have yet to suffer a loss—responded to their first-year skipper by firing right...

Weeklys Sports Ticker: Second half surge helps Mariners shutout the ‘Catz

The Aptos High football team recorded its first shutout of the season following an all-around stellar performance in last week’s 25-0 non-league win over Watsonville High on Sept. 13.  The Mariners’ defense forced three turnovers—two interceptions and one fumble—in the second half. And the special...

Photos: Apple City Jamboree | HS football

The Apple City Jamboree was back in action for first time in two years after the football event was canceled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Hundreds of fans filled the stands at Watsonville High to cheer for the host Wildcatz, Monte...
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Dental coverage: Essential healthcare for California families

Over 30,000 under-resourced adults and children in Santa Cruz County rely on affordable dental care to live full, healthy, pain-free lives.  Across the State, 10...